Recent sexual victimization and drinking behavior in newly matriculated college students: A latent growth analysis.

College students have high rates of heavy drinking, and this dangerous behavior is strongly linked to sexual victimization. Although research has examined risk factors for sexual assault, few studies have simultaneously studied the various pathways through which risks may affect sexual assault and how these pathways may be uniquely different among females and males. As such, the current study uses path analyses to examine whether alcohol expectancies mediate the relationship between social factors (e.g., hooking up, amount friends drink) and drinking behavior and experiencing sexual victimization, and whether drinking behavior mediates the relationship between alcohol expectancies and sexual victimization among a college sample of 704 males and females from a large Midwestern university. For both females and males, sexual victimization was positively associated with child sexual abuse, hooking up more often, and heavier drinking, whereas greater alcohol expectancies were associated with sexual victimization only for females. Several mediating pathways were found for both females and males. Gender comparisons revealed that some of the pathways to sexual victimization such as hooking up, amount friends drink, and housing type operated differently for females and males.

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Athletic Status and Drinking Behavior in College Students: The Influence of Gender and Coping Styles

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.3200/jach.52.6.269-275 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 52 (6) ◽

pp. 269-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Gregory S Wilson ◽

Mary E Pritchard ◽

Jamie Schaffer

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Athletic Status ◽

And Coping

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A Social Norms Approach to Reducing Alcohol Consumption Among College Freshmen

NASPA Journal ◽

10.2202/0027-6014.1278 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jannette Y. Berkley-Patton ◽

Ellie C. Prosser ◽

Kathleen A. McCluskey-Fawcett ◽

Carrie Towns

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Norms ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

School Level ◽

Drinking Patterns ◽

Normative Feedback ◽

High School Level ◽

University Life ◽

Incoming Freshmen

The social norms media approach is an intervention designed to change college students drinking behavior by correcting false perceptions through normative feedback. The present study is a preliminary assessment of a social norms interventions attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Data were collected on three groups of first-year students: (a) spring 1999 for baseline freshmen drinking norms, (b) summer 1999 to assess incoming freshmen drinking patterns, and (c) spring 2000 as a follow-up to assess effectiveness of the intervention for freshmen who entered fall 1999. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range (05 drinks), yet consistently overestimated their peers drinking levels. Incoming freshmen had significantly higher levels of drinking and greater misperceptions than baseline university freshmen. Results suggest the drinking rates significantly decreased for incoming freshmen from summer 1999 compared to spring 2000 follow-up norms. Also, the results suggest that normative feedback on college students drinking may be needed at the high school level to correct faulty perceptions prior to entering a university environment.

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Mathematical Modeling of the Spread of Alcoholism Among Colombian College Students

Ingeniería y Ciencia ◽

10.17230/ingciencia.16.32.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (32) ◽

pp. 195-223

Author(s):

Edgardo Pérez

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Modeling ◽

College Students ◽

Mathematical Model ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Preventive Measure ◽

Nonlinear Mathematical Model ◽

Consumption Behavior ◽

Existence And Stability ◽

Drugs And Crime ◽

The Impact

In this paper, we present a nonlinear mathematical model, describing the spread of high-risk alcohol consumption behavior among college students in Colombia. We proved the existence and stability of the alcohol-free and drinking state equilibrium by means of Lyapunov function and LaSalle’s invariance principle. Also, we apply optimal control to study the impact of a preventive measure on the spread of drinking behavior among college students. Finally, we use numerical simulations and available data provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Colombian Ministry of Justice to validate the obtained mathematical model.

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Think-aloud testing of a novel safer drinking app for college students during COVID-19 (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.32716 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Gomez Smith ◽

Nour Sami Alamiri ◽

Grace Biegger ◽

Christina Frederick ◽

Jennifer P. Halbert ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Mobile App ◽

Think Aloud ◽

Risky Drinking ◽

Student Drinking ◽

Hazardous Alcohol ◽

Hazardous Alcohol Consumption ◽

The Impact

BACKGROUND Hazardous alcohol consumption, and binge drinking in particular, continues to be common among college students, posing the greatestrisk for their health and safety. Despite widespread exposure to evidence-based preventive interventions among U.S. undergraduates, only modest and temporary effects on risky drinking occur. Formative studies have demonstrated that students want a more engaging intervention tool for risky drinking that can be used “just in time.” OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the appeal, relevance, and perceived utility of a draft mobile app for safer student drinking. METHODS Undergraduate student participants tested the draft mobile app via an interactive online prototype with hot spots that responded to their taps to mimic app functionality. They narrated their impressions, navigation, and comments in a standardized Think-Aloud procedure. After each round of Think-aloud interviews, researchers debriefed the investigators and developers to discuss findings and brainstorm app modifications. RESULTS Data indicated that minor changes to the functionality and aesthetics would improve usability of the app. Student testers recommended tailoring the app to the needs of college students and to aspects of the local university’s drinking culture. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study will be synthesized with information gained from other formative work to determine the final app features. We will test the app in a pilot randomized trial to assess app usage and the impact of the app on college student drinking behavior over several months.

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If You Pay for Skills, Will They Learn? Skill Change and Maintenance Under a Skill-Based Pay System

Journal of Management ◽

10.1177/0149206307312507 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 721-743 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Erich C. Dierdorff ◽

Eric A. Surface

Keyword(s):

Growth Analysis ◽

Skill Development ◽

Individual Learning ◽

Monetary Reward ◽

Latent Growth ◽

Compensation Strategy ◽

Initial Attempt ◽

Pay System ◽

Skill Change ◽

Empirical Investigations

Although the use of skill-based pay has increased in popularity, empirical investigations of the effectiveness of this compensation strategy have been scarce. The fundamental premise of skill-based pay is that contingent monetary reward will promote individual learning. The authors empirically examine this essential principle with data spanning 5 years, using latent growth analysis. Results demonstrate that skill-based pay is related to individual skill change and maintenance. Whether or not individuals earn skill-based pay on their initial attempt is associated with subsequent rates of learning. In addition, the frequency with which skill-based pay is received and the total amount earned are both associated with skill development and maintenance.

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Institutional Response and Impact of Reporting Sexual Violence: An Examination of Sexual and Gender Minority College Students

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211055078 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110550

Author(s):

Lauren R. Grocott ◽

Nykia R. Leach ◽

Leslie A. Brick ◽

Richard Meza-Lopez ◽

Lindsay M. Orchowski

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Minority Students ◽

Sexual Minority ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Poor Response ◽

College Campuses ◽

Institutional Response ◽

Heterosexual Women ◽

And Gender

Although college students who are sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of sexual victimization than their peers who identify as heterosexual and cisgender, there is a paucity in the literature investigating how college campuses can address the needs of SGM college students in violence prevention and response. The present research examines a subset of data from the Healthy Minds Survey (HMS), a national web-based survey administered across two universities from 2016 to 2017. We examined the role of SGM status in the rates of sexual violence, perceptions of their college/university’s institutional response to reports of sexual violence (e.g., taking a report seriously and taking corrective action), and the perceived impact of reporting sexual violence (e.g., students would support the person making a report). Logistic regression analyses revealed higher rates of sexual victimization among sexual minority students (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) students (compared to cisgender). In addition, sexual minority (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and TGD (compared to cisgender) students were more likely to perceive their institution would have a poor response to reports of sexual violence. Women and sexual minority students were also likely to believe that students who report sexual violence would suffer academically. These findings highlight the need for continued efforts to enhance sexual assault prevention and response efforts on college campuses, especially for SGM students.

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